Washing, grinding, and exhibiting device



Jan. 3, 1928.

M. HARRISON WASHING, GRINDING, AND EXHIBITING DEVICE Original Filed NOV. 14 19 25 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 ryi Jan. 3, 1928. 1 655 145 M. HARRISON WASHING, GRINDING, AND EXHIBITING DEVICE Original Filed Nov. 14 1925 4 she ts-sh et 2 Jade/20% 7'.

Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,145

M. HARRISON WASHING, GRINDING, AND EXHIBITING DEVICE Original Filed Nov. 14 1925 4 Sheets-Shgeg 5 M. HARRISON WASHING, GRINDING, AND EXHIBITING DEVICE Original Filed Nov. 14 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Jill/013$?" ycz r' 'aom Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MONROE HARRISON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WASHING, GRINDING, AND EXE IBITING DEVICE.

Application filed November 14, 1925, Serial 1! 0. 69,031. Renewed October 22, 1927.

My invention relates to advertising machines, and particularly machines for advertising frult juices or drinks.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and advantageous form of machine of the class specified.

Another object of the invention is to arrange for the actual grinding of the fruit to prepare the fruit juice or drink.

Another object of the invention is to arrange for the automatic carrying or transferring of the fruit from a washing or other receptacle to the grinding apparatus, and also to accomplish this result in such manner that the moving fruit will be seen and so attract attention and serve for advertisin purposes.

n the accompan ing drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevation 0 an. advertising machine embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 1;

Figs. 4 and 5 are views of details of construction;

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a modified form of machine; and

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the same.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, I show a machine having a barrel 1 as a base and also having a rotary wheel 2 on a spindle or axes 3, and also referably having a receptacle 4 mounted a ove thewheel 2, the receptacle 4 being desirably provided for washing urposes and to such intent containing water y which the fruit such as oranges may be washed.

I also show an arrangement such as a traveling conveyer or carrier by which the oranges may be withdrawn and hfted from the receptacle 4, as for example, a sprocket chain 5 provided with fingers or gripping devices 6-6 adapted to engage and collect .the fruit and lift it out'of the receptacle 4. The conveyer 5 may be driven by a sprocket chain 7 extending down to and driven by a driving shaft 8 which is in turn driven by a worm and screw connection 9 and 10 (Fig. 3) with a vertical shaft 11, driven by ear connection 12 and 13 with shaft 14, w 1

is in turn drivenby sprocket chain 15 by motor 16.

The fruit collected by the conve er 5 is delivered to a conveyer 17, prefera l having; a spiral screw 18 and arrange m a vertical manner so that the fruit will run down the spiral blade or chute 18 for delivery as desired. In the arrangement shown in the figures under consideration, arrangement is made to deliver the fruit from conveyer 17 to a trough or outlet 19arranged 111 the rear of wheel 2so that the fruit may be collected by the wheel 2. To such end wheel 2 is provided with rearwardly proecting cups or collecting devices 20 having a bifurcated end forming fingers 2121, (Fig. 4), adapted to fit in correspondin recesses in the end of trough 19, the latter aving a pro ect1ng portion 22 to fit in the recess between members 2121, whereby oranges or other truit at the outer end of trough 19 Wlll be picked up by the devices 20-20.

Whee 2 is pre erably rovided with ducts or passages through which the fruit collected from trou h 19 may travel, such passages, for examp e, as the tubes or ipes 23- 23, whose outer ends are connected with the front ends of cup devices 20, so that fruitcollected by the cups 202O will pass into tubes 23'-23 and then move inwardly toward the center of wheel 2, as said wheel is rotated in the direction indicated by arrowin Fig. 1.

A receiving member conveniently in the form of a cup 27 is arranged to receive the articles of fruit from the wheel tubes or passages 23. This cup 27 may be located in front of the wheel and below the inner ends of the tubes 23 so that when the latter are revolved upwardly b rotation of wheel 2, the'fruit will travel dbwn said tubes 23 and into cup 27, from which latter the fruit articles may be taken or delivered for any desired pur se,

'As a pre erred arrangement I show a mill by which the fruit may be ground, the structure shown consisting of a shell 28 containing a rotary blade 29. A tube or duct 30 is shown for conveying the food articles from receiving cup 27 to said mill 2829, and a tube 31 is shown for conveying the juice from the mill into tubes or pipes 3232 to the barrel 1, into which it may be delivered for use as desired. Another tube 33 is shown for receiving the pulp and skin from the mill 2829, and conveying the same rearwardly where it may be discharged as refuse.

It will be seen that the articles of fruit will be visible in the tubes 23-23, it being understood that the same are preferably chine in which the fruit articles ma be conveyed directly from the washing evice or receptacle 4 to the mill or grinding device 2829, without passing through or having.

to do with a rotary display member such as the wheel 2,-shown in the'preceding figures. In this modified machine the conveyer 17 which receivesthe fruit articles from the conveyer 5 is arranged to deliver said articles directly to the cup or hopper 27, from which they run down the chute or trough 30 to the grindin member 29, the conveyer 17 being provi ed with an outlet- 1pipe or duct 40 for that purpose. Thus in t is modifica tion the fruit articles may have a shorter path of travel from the washing device to the grinding mill and the machine will be more simple and compact and less expensive, while at the same time there will be such a display of the fruit articles. and the grindtacle, and means for conveying said articles when so removed to said grinding mgchanism, said'conveying means including a rotary wheel having radially disposed ducts for the fruit articles.

' 2. A machine of the class specified comprising fruit grinding mechanism, a receptacle for the articles of fruit, means for removing said fruit articles from said receptacle, and means for conveying said articles when so removed to said grinding mecha nism, said conveying means including a vertically arranged spiral conveyer and a rotary wheel to receive thefood articles from said spiralconveye'r and provided with radially disposed ducts.

3. A machine of the class s ecified comprising fruit grinding mechanism, a receptacle for the articles of fruit, means for removing said fruit articles from said receptacle, and means for conveying said articles when so removed to said grinding mechanism, said removing means comprising a traveling conveyer provided with gripping fingers. M

4. A machine of the class specified comprisin fruit grinding mechanlsm, a receptacle or the articles of fruit, ineans for removing said fruit articles from said receptacle, and means for conveying said articles when so removed to said grinding mechanism, said removing means comprising a traveling conveyer provided with gripping fingers, and said conveying means including a vertically arranged s iral device for receiving fruit articles 'rom said gripping fingers.-

5. A device of the class specified provided with a washer for fruit articles, a tubular conveyor having its upper end located near the washer, a belt conveyor for lifting articles from the washer'and dro ping them into the tubular conveyor, and a display wheel having means for taking the articles from the bottom of the tubular conveyor and transporting them in view for attracting attention.

6. The combination with the receptacle of 99 from, and a movable carrying member to receive the fruit from said conveyer, said member comprising a rotary device with radially arranged ducts or passages.

Inv witness whereof. I hereunto subscribe irygname this 19th day of October, A. D.,

MONROE HARRISON.

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